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A new report from Arup explores illuminating cities at night, plus a tool to gauge the effect of light on humans and a damage-detecting structural skin, and more.

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A new report from Arup explores illuminating cities at night, plus a tool to gauge the effect of light on humans and a damage-detecting structural skin, and more.

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Born in 1925, the late German architect designed structures were economical, ecological, and subject to the strict rules of physics.

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To close out this series, we asked firm leaders to think back to the early days of their practices to offer some tips to architects thinking about starting their own businesses.

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As a master of architectural spectacle, Jon Jerde demonstrated that architecture really can be a good time.

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A mixture of meticulous planning and some simple tech tools can help manage the workflow of your team so the firm can stay on pace with its projects without its employees working excessive overtime.

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Vincent James and Jennifer Yoos discuss how this reimagining of a legacy library helped to reinvigorate the streetscape in this neighborhood in northern Minneapolis.

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With this factory in Kaufbeuren, Germany, the New York- and Berlin-based practice created a humanistic work environment, while still maintaining a recessaion-era budget.

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This week, we bring you drones and robotic bugs that can help survey damaged sites and aid in disaster relief, plus solar cells that replicate the human eye to absorb more light, and nanostructures to toughen steel.

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In a field as collaborative as architecture, communication within an organization is essential to creating quality design and moving projects forward.

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